Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But so let them live, as to serve the whole multitude in hewing wood, and bringing in water. As they were speaking these things, let them Joshua 9:23,27 Therefore you shall be under a curse, and your race shall always be hewers of wood, and carriers of water, into the house of my God. . . . Deuteronomy 29:11 Your children and your wives, and the stranger that abideth with thee in the camp, besides the hewers of wood, and them that bring water: 2 Chronicles 2:17,18 And Solomon numbered all the proselytes in the land of Israel, after the numbering which David his father had made, and they were found a hundred and fifty-three thousand and six hundred. . . . as the princes Joshua 9:15 And Joshua made peace with them, and entering into a league, promised that they should not be slain: the princes also of the multitude swore to them. Context The Deceit of the Gibeonites…20But this we will do to them: Let their lives be saved, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, if we should be forsworn: 21But so let them live, as to serve the whole multitude in hewing wood, and bringing in water. As they were speaking these things,22Josue called the Gabaonites and said to them: Why would you impose upon us, saying: We dwell far off from you, whereas you are in the midst of us? … Cross References Deuteronomy 29:11 Your children and your wives, and the stranger that abideth with thee in the camp, besides the hewers of wood, and them that bring water: Joshua 9:20 But this we will do to them: Let their lives be saved, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, if we should be forsworn: Joshua 9:23 Therefore you shall be under a curse, and your race shall always be hewers of wood, and carriers of water, into the house of my God. Joshua 9:27 And he gave orders in that day, that they should be in the service of all the people, and of the altar of the Lord, hewing wood, and carrying water, until this present time, in the place which the Lord hath chosen. Jeremiah 46:22 Her voice shall sound like brass, for they shall hasten with an army, and with axes they shall come against her, as hewers of wood. Lexicon Theyהַנְּשִׂיאִ֖ים (han·nə·śî·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist continued, וַיֹּאמְר֧וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Let them live, יִֽחְי֑וּ (yiḥ·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2421: To live, to revive but let them be וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ (way·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be woodcutters חֹטְבֵ֨י (ḥō·ṭə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2404: To cut or gather wood and water מַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen carriers וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ (wə·šō·’ă·ḇê-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7579: To bale up water for the whole לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every congregation.” הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5712: A stated assemblage So כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the leaders הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים׃ (han·nə·śî·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist kept their promise. דִּבְּר֥וּ (dib·bə·rū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Additional Translations They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.And the princes said to them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation; as the princes had promised them. And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them. They shall live, and shall be hewers of wood and drawers of water to all the congregation, as the princes said to them. And the princes said to them, Let them live. And they were hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the assembly; as the princes had said to them. And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had spoken unto them. And the princes said to them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood, and drawers of water to all the congregation; as the princes had promised them. The princes said to them, "Let them live, so they became wood cutters and drawers of water for all the congregation, as the princes had spoken to them." And the princes say unto them, 'They live, and are hewers of wood and drawers of water for all the company, as the princes spake to them.' Jump to Previous Assembly Carriers Community Company Congregation Continued Cutters Cutting Drawers Entire Hewers Live Princes Promise Promised Servants Water Whole Wood WoodcuttersJump to Next Assembly Carriers Community Company Congregation Continued Cutters Cutting Drawers Entire Hewers Live Princes Promise Promised Servants Water Whole Wood WoodcuttersLinks Joshua 9:21 NIVJoshua 9:21 NLT Joshua 9:21 ESV Joshua 9:21 NASB Joshua 9:21 KJV Joshua 9:21 Bible Apps Joshua 9:21 Biblia Paralela Joshua 9:21 Chinese Bible Joshua 9:21 French Bible Joshua 9:21 German Bible Alphabetical: and as be became but carriers community congregation continued drawers entire for had hewers just kept leaders Let live of promise said So spoken the them They to was water whole wood woodcutters OT History: Joshua 9:21 The princes said to them Let them (Josh. 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